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The Act aims to establish a framework for the protection of surface and groundwater and for planning within the international nature protection areas. The Minister of Environment and Food shall regulate provisions for the international water districts and for each of them, there must be a water level. Each river district shall have a protection area in order to allow shellfish (bivalve and snails molluscs) life and growth. The Environment and Food Minister designates international nature conservation areas on land and at sea.CONSOLIDATION: Act No. 1715 of 27 December 2016 contains the following entry into force and transitional provisions: Art. 24 - The Act comes into force on 1 February 2017. Art. 24, section 2 (removed). Art. 24, Sect. 3 - The Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs may lay down transitional regulations, after consultations with the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark. Art. 24, sect. 4 (repealed). Art. 24, sect, 5 - Provisions laid out under previous regulations shall remain in force until repealed or replaced by regulations established in this Act. Non-complaince to these will be punished inadherence to current provisions. Art. 24, sect. 6 - Pending appeals in the Nature and Environment Appeals Board shall be processed and settled by the Board under the provisions of this Act. This does not apply to pending appeals must be handled and determined by the Plannning Appeals Board as laid out in its art. 1. Art. 24, sect. 7 (repealed).The Act consists of IV Sections divided into IV Sections consisting of 17 Chapters: Introductory provisions (I); (repealed) (II); International nature protection areas (III); Final provisions (IV).
Implemented by: Order No. 1219 on municipal water action- plans. (2011-12-22)
Implemented by: Order No. 38 on quality requirement of shellfish waters. (2011-01-19)
Implemented by: Order No. 39 on the preparation of economic analysis for water plannings. (2011-01-19)
Implemented by: Order No. 1117 on municipal council Natura 2000 planning. (2011-11-25)
Implemented by: Order No. 1208 on water plan programmes for 2010-2015 targets. (2011-12-15)
Implemented by: Order No. 464 on content and form of analysis for the first water plan period. (2013-04-30)
Implemented by: Order No. 144 on classification and implementation of goals for international environment conservation areas. (2011-01-20)
Implemented by: Order No. 1114 on entry into force of target setting and implementation of Natura 2000 planning for 2010-2015. (2011-11-25)
Implemented by: Order No. 1132 amending Appendix 1 of Environmental Act. (2014-10-08)
Implemented by: Order No. 1603 on municipal council Natura2000 planning. (2014-12-15)
Implemented by: Order No. 944 on municipal council Natura2000 planning. (2016-06-27)
Implemented by: Order No. 1400 on (water) basis analysis. (2014-12-15)
Implemented by: Order No. 1434 on monitoring of surface water, groundwater, protected areas and natural surveillance in international nature conservation areas. (2009-12-06)
Implemented by: Order No. 1411 on Danish Nature Agency delegation of tasks and powers. (2010-12-08)
Implemented by: Order No. 231 on quality requirements for environmental measurements. (2014-03-05)
Implemented by: Order No. 1399 on monitoring of surface water, groundwater, protected areas and natural surveillance in international nature conservation areas. (2014-12-15)
Implemented by: Order No. 1311 on quality requirements for environmental measurements. (2015-11-25)
Implemented by: Order No. 973 on delegation of tasks and responsibilities to Nature Agency. (2014-08-29)
Implements: Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (1992-05-21)
Implements: Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds. (2009-11-30)
Amended by: Order No. 1132 amending Appendix 1 of Environmental Act. (2014-10-08)
Amended by: Drafted Act 2013/1 LSF 199 amending Acts on buffer zones and environmental law. (2014-05-14)
Amended by: Act amending Acts on buffer zones and environment (No. 726 of 2014). (2014-06-25)
Amended by: Act amending the Nature Protection Act, Planning Act, Act on watercourses and various other laws (No. 553 of 2011). (2011-06-01)
Amended by: Act amending the Environmental Protection Act, the Planning Act and various other Acts (No. 1273 of 2011). (2011-12-21)
Amended by: Act amending Nature Protection Act, the Environmental Protection Act and various other laws (No. 484 of 2010). (2010-05-11)
Amended by: Act amending the Law on Natural and Environmental Appeal Board and various other Acts (No. 580 of 2012). (2012-06-18)
Amended by: Proposition Document 2013/1 LSF 62 for amending Act on Nature and Environment Board of Appeals and other Acts. (2013-11-07)
Amended by: Act amending Act on Nature and Environment Board of Appeals and other Acts (No. 86 of 2014). (2014-01-28)
